Interior minister ex- jehadist Abdulkadir Ali Omarhabab-gidir hawiye
NAIROBI, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Somalia's government will not be able to defeat al Qaeda-linked militants jeopardising peace because the Horn of Africa nation's forces are too weak and African peacekeepers have a defensive mandate, a minister said.Al Shabaab rebels, who Washington say are al Qaeda's proxy in Somalia, have waged a two-and-a-half year insurgency against the fragile government in a quest to impose their own harsh version of sharia law throughout the anarchic country."Somalis alone are not capable of confronting these groups. We need international assistance to strengthen our security forces to prepare them to do most of the job," Interior Minister Abdulkadir Ali Omar told Reuters in an interview.Omar was deputy chairman of the Islamic Courts Union that briefly ran Mogadishu in 2006. His moderate Islamist militia has now been integrated with government security forces.Fighting since the start of 2007 has killed some 19,000 civilians, uprooted 1.5 million from their homes and confined the government to a few blocks of the capital, with an African Union force (AMISOM) protecting key sites.AMISOM has been targeted by insurgents with suicide attacks, but quibbles over its mandate have prevented the 5,000 troops from Uganda and Burundi going on any major offensive."Amendments of AMISOM rules of engagement are important, so that they can play more active role in the country," said Omar.He appealed to international donors to fulfil commitments of financial support so the government could defeat the rebels and tackle the humanitarian disaster in the country."We would like to see more practical support from the international community and that aid has to be more than words."..more..http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL4517146
Somali talaban Interior Minister Injured in Roadside Attack..jehadist getting some of his own medicine
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Somali talaban Interior Minister Injured in Roadside Attack..jehadist getting some of his own medicine
Somali Taliban Government cabinet name
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